LEVERETT SALTONSTALL (1892)

LEVERETT SALTONSTALL (2)

Saltonstall, Leverett (1892-1979) — of Newton, Middlesex County, Mass.; Dover, Norfolk County, Mass. Born in Chestnut Hill, Newton, Middlesex County, Mass., September 1, 1892. Great-grandson of Leverett Saltonstall (1783-1845); father of William Lawrence Saltonstall. Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; member of Massachusetts state house of representatives, 1923-37; Speaker of the Massachusetts State House of Representatives, 1929-37; candidate for Lieutenant Governor of Massachusetts, 1936; Governor of Massachusetts, 1939-45; delegate to Republican National Convention from Massachusetts, 1940, 1944, 1948, 1956, 1960; U.S. Senator from Massachusetts, 1945-67. Unitarian. Member, Grange; American Legion; Veterans of Foreign Wars; Freemasons; Elks; Kiwanis; Rotary. Died in Dover, Norfolk County, Mass., June 17, 1979. Interment at Harmony Grove Cemetery, Salem, Mass.
Parents: Richard Middlecott Saltonstall, Eleanor Brooks
Spouse: Alice Wesselhoeft
Born: 3 Feb 1893
Died: Oct 1981
Marriage: 27 Jun 1916 in Jaffrey, Cheshire, New Hampshire
Children Sex Birth
Leverett Saltonstall M 12 Jul 1917
Rosalie Saltonstall F 11 Jan 1919
Peter Saltonstall M 18 May 1921
Susan Saltonstall F 31 Jul 1930

Sources:
United States Federal Census
Vital Records
The Political Graveyard

Submitted by Deborah Crowell